The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1887-04-19
CRIMINAL COURT.
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sttyed till IL o'clock; went with them
to Engineer, and in every other par
ticular related the same story as Ham.
ilton up to their separation at noon.
On cross-examination he said he
was not Knight of Labor; had not
been a striker, but In every particular
showed such lack of knowledge or
memory of any event except the par
ticular things first testified to that his
evidence was completely nullifed.
Mrs. Hamilton next testified to her
sons being home to breakfast and
dinner, and returning abont 4:3O.
Her testimony was straightforward
and unshak, n BIZ severe cross exam
ination.
M. A. Segelbaum testified to Ham
ilton being in the store waiting for a
street car about 1:30 p. m. when he
went to his dinner. He was not a
striker nor X. OIL; he belonged to
the law and order league. A severe
cross-examination got the little tailor
pretty hot but failed to shake his tes-
timony.
Thos. Martin wasa switch engineer;
knew defendant met him about noon
near the foundry, coming east as he
went west; defendant said he was GO
ing to his dinner. Saw him again
after dinner near the stock yards, or a
man thought was him ; am not a
striker or a knight of Labor.
Pat Shay had lived in Sedalia
for six years was striker and a
Knight-had been a switchman for
four years previous to the strike, saw
defendant about l p. m. at the K.
II. T. crossing had remained with
him until the train started out left
him and boarded the train near the
stock yards jumped off on his head a
mile east of the stock pens and mile
and a quarter west of the wreck.
Went to the wreck and saw defendant
there again.
Deputy Sheriff Kemp was on duty
at the stock pens,i saw the defendant
pass down the track about the time
the train passed.
Deputy Sheriff Bowers had charge
fthe stock yard grounds the day of
the wreck saw the defendant going
down the track after the train, his at
tention was called to him by Mr..
Kemp, as violating the injunction serv-
ed on him by the court.
John Robb was a saloon keeper,
knew defendant about four years, saw
him in his saloon about 8 o'clock of
the morning of the wreck, saw him
again about 2 o'clock at the stock
yards.
Thos. Kerr was q striker and q
Knight, was with defendant between
one and two o'clock the day of the
wreck in McVey's field.
Miss Croninl saw defendant about
the same time in the same field and
spoke to him. The defendant had
asked her to testify, she was subpoen-
ed last Saturday.
Morris Shay testified to about the
same things, did not know anything
about defendant before he became a
striker.
Eugene O'Brien lived in Sedslia,
did nothing, was a striker and a
Knight, saw defendant about 100 on
New York avenue with the crowd.
Jno. ID. Russell, am postmaster Of
Sedalia, was business manager of the
Sedalia Democrat for ten years previ-
Gus to Cleveland's election, know
Simon Rosenthal.
Bridges-"Do you know Mr.. Ros-
enthaPs reputation for truth, veracity,
honesty and morality?"
R.-"Yes sir"
B.-"What is it p
R.-"Bad."
Mr.. McDonald-"Are you Knight
of Labor"
RUSSELL am not compelled to
answer that question"
The court-"Answer the question,
Mr.. Russell"
RI am"
Lomasney called-"Am a mail car
rier."
Bridges-"Are you a Knight of
Labor ~
Ii have that honor"
B-"How long have you known
ROsenthal ?"
L-"About four years"
B-"Do you know his reputation
for truth and veracity ?"
L-"Yes sir"
B-"What is it ?"
Livery bad know the de-
PENDANT, saw him in a field between
two and three o'clock"
Cross examined-"I am a Knight
of Labor-was not active in the
strike / denounced some of the mao